Random Movie Thoughts and One Weird Photo

I got to go see Pirates on the day it opened with my girls. Loved it. Went again two days later w/ some different people in tow who hadn't seen it. Loved it again. There's just something about that Captain Jack character that I like. ha... Last Sunday the girls were gone to camp, Kev wasn't going to be here that afternoon and I was being a lazy bum - so I lay on the couch w/ the remote and looked for a movie. I came across a scene with someone in it that looked a bit familiar ... It was Johnny Depp. Blonde. I've never been a Depp fan - in fact, have never seen him in anything except Pirates. I was intrigued with the new character, accent, hair -- got into the movie (I had only missed about 20 minutes of it) and it was "Blow". What a misguided life and just a torrent of bad choices! It was haunting - and strange to feel a sense of compassion for this person who was instrumental in bringing drugs to the US and whose life was so against everything I believe. Anyway - I enjoyed seeing JD in a different role. Too sad it was a true story. Sharon & I met between our two towns (we live about 1.5 hours away from each other, but there's a decent town half-way between us so when we're short on time, we just meet there) earlier this week and had a picnic and she showed me the pictures and stuff from the cruise they just took. And brought me Key Lime cookies. And a "Dive Cozumel" t-shirt. :) It was too freakin' hot to do much of anything else, so we went to the movie & saw "The Devil Wears Prada" -- It was a cute, summer movie. After that, she was driving me back to where we'd parked my car and we came up behind this scene.... Naturally I had to snap a picture. It was just too hilarious. We have this thing about taking road kill photos when we are on a trip. And while technically not 'road kill' - it is on the road - and most definitely dead. The kicker was the bread truck in front of it though, and the combination of the two just about sent us off in the ditch laughing.

We want a new post.... haha.... Good one. I saw the last date I posted was June 19 .. that seems about right. Things have been sort of crazy ever since then...Not a lot of down time. I've been working at the church and the girls have been getting ready for youth camp and to host our NY exchange kid who was here this past week. She was a doll - so sweet and a perfect guest. She has gone now, and my girls are on their way to Chicago for UrbanConnexx youth camp. They left on the church bus at 8:30 yesterday morning and Molly just called and said they're about 125 miles from Chicago. I sure hope they get a good night's sleep tonight. I've accepted a job at the local Jr. High school as Inclusion Aide. I'm only vaguely knowledgeable about what that really means as far as daily duties, but everybody says I'll like it and I'm looking forward to finishing my degree in the next year and starting to work on my MLS. In the meantime, Molly has said she will help me shop for appropriate school clothes as I'll be working in her school and she doesn't want me looking "lame". Can't wait for that shopping day! lol ... Meg starts Sr. year in a month and I'm not ready for that experience! They asked the other day after we'd been to a wedding where, I admit, I shed a tear or two - if I was going to cry at Meg's graduation. Oh yeah ... I'll cry. I'll probably bawl like a baby. Get ready! ha... It's very quiet without the girls here, but I have a long list of things I want to accomplish while they're gone, so it's back to the coffeepot and the LIST for me. Buenos Dias!